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resilient
adjective as in bouncy, flexible
Weak matches
airy, effervescent, elastic, expansive, hardy, irrepressible, plastic, pliable, quick to recover, rebounding, rolling with punches, rubbery, snapping back, springy, stretchy
Example Sentences
“Your guess is as good as mine,” McVay said, adding, “It’s been some challenging, unique circumstances for sure. You certainly hope so, but here we are 10 weeks in and it just seems like you’re getting more resilient to handle it.”
“There are still way too many questions, in light of the urgency of making L.A. a more climate resilient city when it comes to water supply,” he said.
And from there we can build a movement that ensures that we get through this dark period and deliver a fourth founding of a democracy that is responsive to what everyone wants, that is resilient, that includes everyone, and that is more perfect than any we’ve ever had before.
In Steve McQueen’s big-budget “Blitz,” Ronan plays resilient single mother Rita, whose 9-year-old son, George, goes missing from an evacuation train to the countryside.
“Grinding, man. Grinding. Believing. Resilient,” Atlanta’s ageless goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who stopped nine shots in the 3-2 win, said of his team’s performance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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